Investment Strategies 2014: How to Invest in Any Market
Jason Hall, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jan 12, 9:04AM CST
For investors, 2013 was one of the best years in recent memory. The S&P 500 climbed 29.6%, its best year since 1997, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed just under 30% for its largest one-year jump since 1995. Even the Nasdaq ...
Is 'Smart Beta' Just a Fancy Word Trick?
Ron DeLegge - ETFG - Fri Dec 06, 12:06AM CST
Smart beta strategies are being touted as a new dynamic and better way to invest in securities. But are they just small cap and value investing posing as something else?
Can This Simple Strategy Beat the S&P 500?
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 30, 10:30AM CST
It's hard for investors to complain about the strong results that the S&P 500 has produced in recent years. Gains of more than 25% in 2013 have added to the market's huge advance since the market's bottom in early 2009. But for those seeking...
Investing Tack Uses Only One Indicator And Two ETFs
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Nov 18, 5:34PM CST
When it comes to investing, the founders of Delta Investment Management of San Francisco follow the K.I.S.S. model: Keep it simple, stupid. In their book "Win By Not Losing: A Disciplined Approach to Building and Protecting Your Wealth in the Stock...
Can These Hot Passive Funds Keep Topping the Benchmarks?
at The Street - Thu Oct 24, 6:55AM CDT
Don't Let "Government by Crisis" Cause You to Invest That Way
Jason Hall, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 23, 5:30PM CDT
Investing can be easy -- all you need is access to the Internet and a little cash. Investing well , on the other hand, is hard. And when our elected leaders routinely cause turmoil in the markets via "manufactured" crises like the recent two-week...
Beat the Market with Smart Beta ETFs - ETF News And Commentary
Neena Mishra - ZACKS - Tue Oct 15, 11:00AM CDT
ETFs following alternative strategies are seeing greater investor interest.
Watch for Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF to Potentially Rebound After Falling 1.32% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Oct 08, 4:46PM CDT
Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF (AMEX:RSP) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $64.17 to a high of $65.15. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.3%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $64.73 on volume of 3.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.32%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Oct 08, 4:46PM CDT
Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF (AMEX:RSP) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $64.17 to a high of $65.15. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.3%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $64.73 on volume of 3.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
This Tweaked Index Fund Has Been Trouncing the S&P 500
Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Aug 12, 8:38PM CDT
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you. If you'd like to add some large-cap stocks to your portfolio but don't have the time or expertise to hand-pick a few, the Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal...
VelocityShares Launches Equal Risk Weighted ETF - ETF News And Commentary
Eric Dutram - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 01, 9:15AM CDT
For an equal risk approach to large caps, take a look at this new fund from VelocityShares (ERW).
Overweight These Equal Weight ETFs in Your Portfolio - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jul 29, 10:30AM CDT
Why investors might want to consider equal weight ETFs.
I Bet You're Probably Losing: Try Something That Actually Works
Blogs @ The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 11, 2:50PM CDT
I read two articles today, that were both stark reminders that most of us are really bad at investing. From Foolish contributor Morgan Housel: Most investors underperform the market. When that's the case, how to become a...
An Easy Way to Beat the S&P 500
Blogs @ The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 25, 1:10PM CDT
Beating the market isn't easy, but one very simple strategy outperforms year after year. It has nothing to do with market timing or leverage, nor do investors need to actively hunt down stocks. Most funds are market-cap weighted, so...
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Rebound in Shares of Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF After 1.46% Loss
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jun 05, 4:42PM CDT
Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF (AMEX:RSP) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $61.13 to a high of $62.01. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.5%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $61.74 on volume of 3.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF Has Returned 20.7% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (RSP)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri May 31, 11:05AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF (AMEX:RSP) on November 29th, 2012 at $52.31. In approximately 6 months, Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF has returned 20.73% as of today's recent price of $63.15.
Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF Up 19.9% Since SmarTrend Uptrend Call (RSP)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri May 24, 9:57AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF (AMEX:RSP) on November 29th, 2012 at $52.31. In approximately 6 months, Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF has returned 19.87% as of today's recent price of $62.70.